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Pentateuch). Bamidbar [Numbers] 31:5 – Devarim [Deuteronomy] 34:9.

Auction 80 · Lot 2

Pentateuch). Bamidbar [Numbers] 31:5 – Devarim [Deuteronomy] 34:9.

Estimate
$20,000–$30,000
Hammer price
$30,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(BIBLE

Place

(Italy)

Publication

13th / 14th century

Description

Manuscript in Hebrew with vowel points, written in a square Aschkenazi hand, on vellum.

summary

An early manuscript of a portion of the Pentateuch, here with vowel points. Based on the form of letters, it can be deduced this manuscript was written in Northern Italy, c. 1290-1340.
ff. (61). On thicker parchment, roughly processed, in various sizes, with natural holes on few leaves and some later wear, few leaves darker, few fading. Modern boards. Sm. 4to.
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